On Dec. 28, nearly a dozen local teams joined top programs from New York and New Jersey at the Track Universe meet at the Armory Track Center in New York.Lauren Stern of Mahwah won the 55 hurdles, long jump and triple jump as North Jersey athletes won 12 of the 28 events.
The senior joined J.P. Stevens star Nadale Buntin who won the boys 55, 400 and triple jump as the only triple winners at the meet.
Ridgewood’s Katherine Muccio easily won the 200 in 26.4 and Caroline O’Sullivan of NV/Old Tappan breezed to an 800 win in 2:28.2.Tyler Hrbek cleared 14-6 again and defeated his NV/Old Tappan teammate, defending state champ Seth Kricheff, who made 14 feet in the boys pole vault.
Danilo Romero of Ridgewood took the high jump at six feet, while Steve Shields of Bergen Tech won the long jump, took second in the 55 hurdles and third in the triple jump.